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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s
Years: 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 - 1711 - 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716
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Events
- 24 February -- The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
- John Shore invents the tuning fork
- Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism
Year in topics
Births
- February 2 - Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, diplomat (+ 1794)
- May 7 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher (+ 1776)
- May 18 - Rudjer Josip Boscovich, atomic theorist (+ 1787)
- September 1 - Prince William IV of Orange (+ 1751)
- November 19 - Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, Russian writer and polymath (+ 1765)